rue
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
Types & categories
- herb hypernym
Parts & wholes
Sense 2 verb
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
Types & categories
- feel hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
Types & categories
- herb hypernym
Parts & wholes
- rue part holonym
Sense 4 noun
sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
he drank to drown his sorrows
Types & categories
- sadness hypernym
- contrition hyponym
- self-reproach hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
(French) a street or road in France
Types & categories
- street hypernym
Related & opposite
- France domain region
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Ruta |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | rue |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | herb |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | regret |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | penance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | penitent |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | feel |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | rue |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | herb |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | regret |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | rue |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | regret |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sorrow |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | contrite |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | sadness |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | contrition |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | self-reproach |
| 5 | domain region | Related & opposite | France |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | street |